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How to Crochet the MOST Stunning Scarf for Men or Women
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Mar 21, 2025
How to Crochet a Ladies or Gents Scarf | Ric Rac Scrapbuster Scarf Tutorial. Get the PDF - https://lullabylodge.etsy.com/listing/1884731499 Coupon code YOUTUBE35 USA - https://www.amazon.com/shop/lullabylodge?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_6NYZ15JWQW8AH4XC7WZZ UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/lullabylodge?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_6NYZ15JWQW8AH4XC7WZZ (affiliate links, if you make a purchase through these links I may get a small commission) In this tutorial, I'll show you how to crochet a ladies or gents scarf using scrap sock yarn which creates a fun ric rac design! This stylish scrapbuster scarf is perfect for using up leftover yarn while creating a bold, wavy texture that looks fabulous. Whether you're making a cosy winter accessory or a lightweight statement piece, this pattern is easy to follow and works up beautifully. Watch along as I guide you through each step and show you how to crochet a ladies and gents scarf. The scarf is worked using the C2C technique in wattle stitch. Got scrap sock yarn? This is the perfect scrap buster scarf project to mix and match colours for a one-of-a-kind design. The c2c wattle stitch pattern creates a wonderful texture. Grab your hook and let's get started! Get notified of new pattern releases & exclusive deals and discounts by signing up to our mailing list - https://tinyurl.com/3cae89k8 00:10 Materials 00:36 Stitch pattern 03:45 Using three colours 07:56 Decreasing on one side 11:42 Decreasing both sides Feel free to join our Ravelry Group where you can share photos of your Lullaby Lodge makes, get pattern support from our lovely community, take part in pattern testing and crochet alongs and much much more… https://tinyurl.com/3crb9ttt
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the Rick rack scarf is a great
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stashbuster project and looks stunning
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in both feminine and masculine colors in
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this video I will be showing you how to
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make both the single and the tricolor
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version so you're going to need some
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sock yarn you can either use just one
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color uh this is how I made the men's
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scarf or you can use three colors for a
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much more vibrant effect that's how I
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made the lady scarf so I'm going to make
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a small Swatch today and I'm going to
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start off using just one color to show
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you the basic pattern and then I'll show
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you how make three color version so
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you're going to need your sock yarn 4 mm
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crochet hook some scissors and a dining
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needle so I'm going to start by putting
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a slip knot on my
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hook and then I'm going to chain
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four it's one 2 3 four I'm then going to
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put a single crochet in the fourth chain
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from Hook so that's that very first
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chain single crochet in
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there and I'm going to chain one and put
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a double crochet in that same
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Stitch now we're working from corner to
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corner for this
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project so this first part of the scarf
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is going to be the increases so we'll
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chain
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three and turn now we're going to work
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into this space SP this chain one space
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from the previous row so we can look
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here we can see that space we're going
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to put a single crochet in
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there chain one and double crochet all
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into that same
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space and next we're looking for that
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chain three
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space but just here so we're going to go
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into that space with a single
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crochet chain
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one and a double crochet
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so we'll then chain
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three and
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turn and again we're going to look for
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that chain space right
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here put a single
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crochet chain
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one and a double
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crochet look for that next chain space
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we've got one
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here single crochet chain one
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and a double crochet and then that last
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chain space is that chain
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three at the edge here so we're going to
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put a single crochet in
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there chain one and a double crochet
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this is a very very easy pattern to
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memorize so we'll chain
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three and turn and you're really just
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going to repeat that so I'll show you
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one more time so look for that first
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chain space put single crochet in there
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chain
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one double crochet
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and the next chain
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space single crochet chain
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one double
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crochet and the next chain space is
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right
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here single crochet chain
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one double crochet and then that last
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chain space is that chain three at the
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end so we'll put a single
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crochet chain one and a double crochet
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in there so you're just going to repeat
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that row you want to keep going until
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this piece here measures 10
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in I'm going to add a few more rows onto
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my swatch here and then I'm going to
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show you how you can incorporate three
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different colors instead of just using a
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single color so I've added a few more
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rows to my swatch so if you're just
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using a single color you're just going
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to keep going until you get to 10 in
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along this measurement here now if you
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wanted to make the um the colored scarf
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the multicolor scarf with the three
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different colors now you would start off
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exactly the same way but you're going to
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change color every single row at the end
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of each row you're going to change your
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yarn color so I'm going to show you how
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to do that now but just remember you'll
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be doing this right from the beginning
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so I'm at the end of this row here I'm
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going to put a single
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crochet a chain one and a double crochet
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into this last space so I'm just going
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to work the first part of the double
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crochet and then I'm going to drop the
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pink I'm going to pick up this green so
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I'm just going to lay the new color over
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the hook and then finish off that
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Stitch like so now we you're going to
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want to carry this pink up the side of
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the work because we're working corner to
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corner and the last Stitch is a double
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crochet and then you've got a chain
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three there's going to be quite a long
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gap between the the last row in the next
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row so you don't want to have those long
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floats at the side of your work so what
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you need to do to avoid that is we're
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going to chain three and then turn with
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a new color if you just lay the old
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color over the hook hook as you do chain
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one then do your chain two then lay the
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old color over the hook again and chain
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three that's now carried that
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yarn the unused yarn up the side of your
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work and it's caught it in that chain so
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you're not going to have a big loop so
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then you can turn and you can carry on
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with your next row so put single crochet
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in that first
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space chain
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one and a double crochet and then you're
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going to continue across as
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normal single crochet chain one double
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crochet into every space all the way
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across I'm coming up to the end of this
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row and we're going to put single
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crochet chain one and a double crochet
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into that last space and again we're
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going to change color so we just work
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the first part of that double crochet
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drop the green and we're going to start
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with the the orange so again in exactly
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the same way you just lay the new color
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across the hook and finish off that
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Stitch and then we want to
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carry the green up the side so we're
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just going
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to lay the green over the hook while we
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do that chain one then chain two and
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then over the hook again for that chain
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three
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oops and then turn it's a bit of fiddly
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the first time you join in the colors
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but once you've done a few rows then
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it's it's not too bad so then we're
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going to start off the next row with
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this orange yarn single crochet chain
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one double crochet I'll meet you back
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when I get to the end of that row at the
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end of this row we've got this last
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chain space to work into so I'm going to
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put single
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crochet chain one and double crochet in
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there the first part of the double
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crochet and as you can see the pink yarn
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is now here waiting for us to carry on
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with the next row so we dro the old
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color pick up the pink finish off that
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Stitch and then remember you're going to
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carry this color up the side so we're
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just going to chain
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one
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two and three and then turn and then
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we're going to carry on this row with
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the
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pink so single crochet chain one double
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crochet and you're just going to carry
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on with the entire row with the pink and
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once you get to to the end of this row
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you're going to have the green yarn
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waiting for you to pick up so you're
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going to change colors after every row
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and you're only going to have a few ends
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to sew in um like three ends at one end
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and three ends at the other end it's
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very few few ends so you're going to
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keep going until you get to 10 in
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across this side or this side of your
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triangle and then I'm going to show you
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how you'll continue from then I'm going
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to carry on in a single color now um to
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show you how you do the decreases we're
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going to increase on one side and
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decrease on the other side to make an
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oblong shape uh it'll be handy if you've
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got a couple of Stitch markers for this
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now just remember if you are doing the
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three color scarf you will need to
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change colors after every row as normal
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okay so the first row is going to start
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off the same way we're going to chain
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three and turn and we're going to put
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our single
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crochet chain one double crochet into
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that first space and I'm going to
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continue doing that all the way until we
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get to the last space so I've worked
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across we've got our last chain space
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here and then we've got our chain space
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at the corner so we're going to single
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crochet two together across those spaces
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so you're going to put your hook into
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that neck space pull up a loop and then
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put your hook into that chain space on
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the corner pull up a loop and then yarn
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over and single
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crochet and then we're going to chain
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two
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and turn now you're going to want to put
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a stitch marker around that chain two
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just to mark that space because it can
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be a bit tricky to find now that there's
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only two chains there so just pop
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that on there and then you're going to
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look for the next chain space to work in
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so here we've got a double crochet and a
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single crochet on our chain space here
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so we're going to go in there with a
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single
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crochet chain
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one and a double crochet and you can see
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that's squared off that that corner
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there so you're going to continue as
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normal with a single crochet chain one
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double crochet into each Spain into each
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chain space
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across so I'm coming up to the end of
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the row here and because we're still
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going to be increasing along this side
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we're just going to finish this off as
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we did previously so single crochet
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chain
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one double crochet into that last chain
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one space and then the same into that
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chain three space at the end single
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crochet chain
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one double crochet
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oops and then chain
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three and
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turn so those two rows are the rows
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you're now going to keep repeating and
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so this side will continue to grow and
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this side will be making our oblong
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shape for our scarf so I'm just going to
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show you once more just just to make
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sure you know so in this first
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space single crochet chain one double
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crochet continue to do that into every
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chain one space single crochet chain
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one double
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crochet so we're coming up to the end of
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that row again and we're going to be
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doing our single crochet two together so
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it's going to be across this last chain
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one space we have here
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and the chain two space here where your
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marker is so you're going to put your
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hook in the chain one space pull up a
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loop then into that chain two space pull
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up a loop and single crochet and then
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we'll chain two and turn so we're going
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to take this stitch marker
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out W it around that chain two
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and then you're ready to start the next
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row so your first space is just here and
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as usual single crochet chain one double
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crochet so you can keep going until this
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long side measures 70 in or as long as
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you would like your scarf to
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be okay so let's imagine I have carried
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on until this length is 70 in we're now
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going to start decreasing on this side
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as well so we've got the last two spaces
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here and we're going to single crochet
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cross both of those so your hook goes
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into the chain one space pulls up a loop
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into that chain three
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space pull a up pull up a loop and yarn
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over and pull through all of those Loops
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for single crochet two together we then
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chain
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two and you're going to need to pop your
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stitch marker
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around that chain two and turn and now
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you're looking for that first chain one
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space which is right here so you put
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single crochet in there chain
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one and a double crochet and then you'll
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carry on across and you're just going to
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be doing the same on each side now so
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when you get to the end you'll be doing
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a single crochet two together over that
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chain one and the chain two space so
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I'll just work to the end of this row so
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at the end of this row again I'm going
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to work that single crochet two together
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so this is the last chain one space just
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here and then here we've got the chain
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two
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space single crochet chain two and turn
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and I'm going to put my stitch marker
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again around this chain two
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space so you'll just repeat that last
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row until you have only one chain one
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space left so as you can see it's
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starting to close up and we've just got
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that last point of the corner to work so
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I'm at my last row so I'm going to chain
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two and turn and then we're going to
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single crochet two two together over
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that last chain one space and the chain
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two
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space like so
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and then you can fasten off and weave in
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your ends now I do recommend you block
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your scarf to get a really nice shape
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and really good drape you can either wet
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block it or you can just pin it out and
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um gently steam it it's it's entirely up
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